General Question

ITunes download issues, should I invest in Apple TV?

We watch most of our favorite TV shows via iTunes.
We keep getting an error -50 on certain episodes. It’s really frustrating because we can download a whole season and episodes 2 and 6 will not download.
Apple says that it’s either a firewall, spam filter or connection problem but I think we have ruled all that out.
We are thinking of getting Apple TV thinking that it might be more compatible than our PC.
I have been looking at the Apple TV and don’t understand why eBay has them more expensive than the $99 straight from Apple. What’s the difference?
I am one of those people who know just enough to make a mess of things when it comes to technology.
Any advice?

7 Answers

Honestly, if you’re already having issues with iTunes I wouldn’t really recommend it. Apple’s support is pretty bad, and to me, as a consumer, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to buy another one of their products when you’re having issues with another.

Have you ever thought about Netflix? If you were to switch from iTunes to Netflix (much cheaper), you could get something like a Playstation 3 or Xbox 360 (useful for much more than games) and try hooking those up to your TV instead. The Apple TV just seems far too expensive for such a niche product.